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Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse – RN, Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care. Provide direct inpatient patient care across hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies, apheresis, and ultrafiltration .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing direct inpatient care for renal replacement therapies, including hemodialysis and apheresis, while effectively supervising and directing patient care technicians. Strong assessment skills and the ability to collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient care and safety are essential.
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Current State LicensureOne Year RN ExperienceNephrology ExperienceBLS CPR RecognitionLeadership Skills
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Hard Skills
Inpatient Patient CareHemodialysisPeritoneal DialysisContinuous Renal Replacement TherapyApheresisPatient AssessmentIntradialytic TransfusionsDialysis Machine OperationQAI Activities ParticipationPatient Care Plan Coordination
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsTime Management SkillsCommunication SkillsSupervisory SkillsProblem-Solving Skills
Tools & Technologies
ACES Documentation SystemDialysis MachinesPatient Care Equipment
Certifications & Qualifications
BLS CPR CertificationACLS CPR CertificationNurses Technical Training
Industry Keywords
ESRD Patient CareNephrologyICU ExperiencePatient Care Technician SupervisionClinical Priority Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide direct inpatient patient care across hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies, apheresis, and ultrafiltration
- Partner with hospitals to provide quality care and a positive patient experience
- Supervise and direct Patient Care Technicians and clerical staff
- Provide direction and education to ICU staff for CRRT
- Deliver prescribed treatment techniques for assigned inpatient renal replacement and apheresis patients
- Assess patient responses and adjust treatment plans as directed by credentialed physicians
- Communicate patient problems and concerns to managers, physicians, hospital nurses, and other healthcare personnel
- Deliver safe, effective, and timely care
- Provide organized shift reports and adjust patient schedules based on clinical priority
- Implement, administer, monitor, and document intradialytic transfusions and report adverse reactions
- Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to coordinate daily patient care plans
- Initiate and communicate with facility nursing staff and hospital personnel as needed
- Document treatment information in ACES and hospital records
- Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
- Prepare for dialysis treatments and perform required machine alarm testing
- Operate related equipment safely, perform minor troubleshooting, and manage supplies efficiently
- Conduct and document dialysis/apheresis machine safety, alarm, calibration, dialysate, functional, and disinfection tests
- Complete and document participation in QAI activities
- Participate in staff meetings, training, and orientation
- Act as a subject matter expert for hospital staff regarding dialysis-related patient and equipment complications
- Report unusual incidents, complaints, problems, and adverse events
- Assist with assigned projects and other duties
- May provide in-center patient care as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- Current appropriate state licensure
- Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which employed
- One year RN experience required
- Minimum 6 months nephrology experience required before working independently with no other Dialysis RNs to provide dialysis and ultrafiltration services
- Minimum 6 months Nephrology experience required before working independently with no other Apheresis RNs to provide Apheresis services
- Demonstrated strong assessment skills related to the critically ill patient
- Successful completion of training course in the theory and practice of care of the ESRD patient – Progressive Renal Education Preparation
- BLS CPR Recognition
- Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
- Competency toward completing continuing and ongoing Renal/Nephrology education
- Displays leadership skills and ability to direct and supervise PCTs, CCHTs, and clerical staff
- Successful completion of Nurses Technical Training
- ICU experience preferred but not required
- ACLS CPR Recognition preferred, but not required
- Ability to take on-call rotations including nights, days, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to travel between assigned hospitals and facilities
- Ability to perform direct patient care involving heavy lifting and moving patients or equipment over 200 lbs with assistance
- Ability to lift chemical and water solutions up to 30 lbs as high as 5 feet
- Must complete Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment
Benefits
Comp & perks- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Travel to regional meetings/educational events
- Staff training and orientation
- Drug-free workplace
- Equal opportunity employer